Japan to grant $4.6 million in aid
The Japanese government is set to grant about $4.6 million in aid to Cambodia to support economic and social development.
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Japan to grant $4.6 million in aid
The government of Japan is set to grant about $4.6 million in aid to Cambodia to support economic and social development.
Abe sails toward another electoral victory
Members of the House of Councillors, Japan’s upper house, serve six-year terms — and half of those seats are up for election every three years. 124 seats will be contested on 21 July, 74 from the 47 prefectural districts and 50 using proportional representation (PR).
Seven in ten Koreans to participate in Japan boycott
Almost 7 out of 10 South Koreans say they will boycott Japanese products.
Students obtain scholarships to Japan
24 Cambodian students receive scholarships to pursue further studies in Japan.
US pressure may push Abe to revise Constitution
US President Donald Trump’s criticism of security arrangements with Japan may push Prime Minister Shinto Abe to revise the country’s pacifist stand.
Trump’s rant against Japan treaty may be a ripple, but will prompt security rethink
The greatest significance of this treaty was to change the status of US military from an occupying force to a legitimate one. However, no US obligations to protect Japan were stipulated, which paved the way for subsequent revision of the treaty.
Japan kicks off upper house polls campaigns
Campaigning began on Thursday for Japan’s July 21 upper house election, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc expected to keep a majority but perhaps with fewer seats, clouding hopes of achieving his goal of revising the pacifist constitution.
Japan heavy rains force mass evacuation
Japan ordered nearly 800,000 people on the southern island of Kyushu to take shelter in evacuation centers and other safe areas on Wednesday as heavy rains threatened to trigger landslides and cause other damage.
Kingdom welcomes progress made at G20 summit
Cambodia welcomes the results of the recent G20 summit in Japan.
Japan to tighten curbs on tech material exports to S.Korea amid wartime row
A dispute over S Koreans during WWII.
Japan restarts whale hunting after more than 30 years
Five small ships sailed out of harbor on Monday in Japan’s first commercial whale hunt in more than three decades, a move that has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales.
Flailing against the world, US may risk losing everything
The original intention of the US might lie in containing China’s further development through decoupling from China.
Trump takes swipe at Japan before G20 meet
Trump renews his criticism of the US-Japan security alliance.
G20 to seek unity around multilateralism
The G20 summit in Osaka, Japan is bringing together all the contradictions of an interconnected but highly fragmented world.
Japan faces flak over plastics wastes
G20 host Japan hopes world leaders will endorse a deal on marine plastic waste and find common ground on climate change, but its own environmental record is under increasing scrutiny.
Will Japan’s G20 deliver?
The meeting between the US and Chinese presidents — assuming it happens — will likely draw as much attention as the discussions around the table.
The lost spirit of G20
A faulty diagnosis leads to the wrong remedy. The Trump administration is trying to bring back US jobs by making imports more expensive through tariffs. But protectionism cannot compensate for the effects of automation.
Cambodian embassy in Japan warns citizens after earthquake
Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck Yamagata Prefecture,
Japan hands over 80 buses to Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh Governor receives 80 public buses from Japan.
6.4-magnitude quake rocks Japan
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports of major damage.
Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce
Trump and Xi Jinping agree to meet at the G20 summit in Japan next week.
Will Japan’s G20 deliver?
International summits are really two parallel events: formal proceedings in a conference room and a whirl of bilateral meetings outside. So it will be with the G20 economic leaders’ summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28–29.
Abe urges Iran role for Mideast peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urges Tehran to play a “constructive role” for Middle East peace.
Legacy on the lips with 100 days to go
With 100 days to go until the start of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, organisers have turned one eye towards the legacy the tournament will leave in Japan and Asia as a whole.
Tokyo Olympics to warn on weed
In what you might call a joint statement, Tokyo 2020 organisers yesterday noted the need to warn countries with relaxed cannabis laws that weed isn’t allowed in Japan.
Japan Q1 growth revised up to 0.6%
Japan’s economy grew slightly faster than initially thought in the first quarter, due partly to better-than-expected corporate investment.
Japan strengthening mine risk education in Asean
May 2019, the Japanese Government provided the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center with an approximate amount of USD 156,000 funding to enhance Mine Risk Education in a number of countries across the ASEAN region.
PM asks Japan for help to build power lines
PM asks Abe for assistance to finance a high-voltage transmission network.
Japan visit a ‘ great success’: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday concluded his three-day official visit to Japan by calling the trip a “success”.
